![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | The Snows:Shipbuilders of Maine - GEM Productions
Bertram G. Snow has traced his family's history from the time they left England in 1623 to their arrival in Rockland, Maine when they began their long history of building ships in the area. The family once owned Snow's Shipyard in Rockland that started building ships in 1854. They built minesweepers during WWII. A park in Rockland was named Snow Marine Park in honor of the family.
Keywords: maritime history; interview; Bertram Snow; shipbuilding; Rockland; Snow Marine Park
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| Remarkable Shipwrecks of New England - Belfast Historical Society
Maine historian, Jon Johansen provides a fascinating look at the many nautical accidents and lives lost in those mishaps during his presentation for the Belfast Historical Society and Museum.
Keywords: weather; maritime history; Belfast; Maine; shipwrecks; New England; storms
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![[texts]](/images/mediatype_texts.gif) | Report & Transactions of the Devonshire Association Vol 13 (1881) - Devonshire Association for the Advancement of Science Literature & the Arts
Published by the Devonshire Association Book digitised by Google from the library of Princeton University
Keywords: Devon England; Dawlish; Dialect; Geology; Art; History; Maritime history; Botany
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| The HMS Bounty Visits Belfast - Ned Lightner
The HMS Bounty is a tall ship built originally as a prop for the 1960s film, "Mutiny on the Bounty". This program features an interview with the captain and includes a tour of the ship.
Keywords: interview; maritime history; HMS Bounty; tall ships; Belfast; Maine
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| Window on History:Voices of Belfast Past - Belfast Historical Society
This program which was presented by the Belfast Historical Society and Museum features interviews with two long time residents of Belfast. Captain Bill Abbott was a Penobscot bay pilot for many years. Harold Jones has seen many changes during his long life in Belfast Maine
Keywords: Maritime history; oral history; Belfast Maine; Penobscot Bay; Bill Abbott; Harold Jones
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| Maine in the War of 1812 - Richard Erwin,Bob MacGregor,Patti Mikkelsen
Historical researcher and teacher,Larry Glatz, talks about the role that Maine played in the War of 1812. A New Gloucester Historical Presentation.
Keywords: education; people; wars; lecture; Native Americans; maritime history; oral history; battles; British; treaty; generals; Canada
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| History and Manufacture of the Knox Marine Engine - Craig Mathieson
A lecture by Andy Swift and Willard Wight about the history of the Knox Marine Engine
Keywords: education; live event; oral history; maritime history; Camden; Maine; Knox Marine Engine
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| The Nina and Pinta Visit South Portland - SPC-TV
Replicas of Columbus ships, the Nina and the Pinta, built in Brazil using old world methods stopped in South Portland on their journey of teaching around the world. Interviews with the Captains and Crews demonstrate how small the ships were and the hardships the crews must have endured
Keywords: interview; travel; education; oral history; maritime history; Columbus; Nina; Pinta; South Portland; boatbuilding; adventure
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| South Portland Shipyard Society - SPC-TV & Ed Langlois
Tribute to the 30,000 men and women who worked in the South Portland Shipyards during WWII building Liberty Ships. Archival footage and stills combined with period music and actual blueprints of the shipyards followed by a brief tour of the area today showing decaying buildings, with an active commercial boat launching and repair business. The scene at the end with Ed walking away from the camera was his idea...
Keywords: wars; education; people; maritime history; South Portland; shipyard; Ed Langlois; Liberty Ships.shipbuilding
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| Somewhere in Waldo County:Mussels - Ned Lightner
This program gives a tour of a mussel raft that raises mussels for food, located in Penobscot Bay.
Keywords: mussels; aquaculture; Pemaquid Mussel Farm; Penobscot bay; interview; fishing; farming; natural resources; maritime history
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| Report & Transactions of the Devonshire Association Vol 12 (1880) - Devonshire Association for the Advancement of Science Literature & the Arts
Published by the Devonshire Association Book digitised by Google from the library of Princeton University
Keywords: Devon England; Totnes; Folklore; Climate; Geology; Maritime history; Entomology; History of technology
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| Fisherman's Tales: David Black - Ned Lightner
David Black has been fishing along the coast of Maine for over 38 years. This is an interview with David, who shares memories and opinions about fishing.
Keywords: interview; lobstering; fishing; maritime history; natural resources; oral history; Maine; Penobscot Bay; David Black
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| 2007 Big Island Dig On This Archaeology Report - Ann Merriman, Christopher Olson, Maritime Heritage Minnesota
Maritime and terrestrial archaeological report of activities undertaken by the 501.c(3) nonprofit organization Maritime Heritage Minnesota on Big Island, Lake Minnetonka, Minnesota in cooperation with the City of Orono Community Education Program in Summer 2007.
Keywords: archaeology; maritime history; Maritime Heritage Minnesota; Lake Minnetonka; Minnesota; history; veteran's camp; amusement park
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| "State of Maine" Training Ship - Mark Kuzio
The Mark and Tim Show visit and take a tour of the Maine Maritime Academy training ship, the "State of Maine", docked in Castine,Maine.
Keywords: Castine; Maine Maritime Academy; State of Maine training ship; merchant marines; interview; maritime history
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| "State of Maine" Training Ship - Mark Kuzio
The Mark and Tim Show visit and get a tour of the "State of Maine" training ship docked in Castine at the Maine Maritime Academy.
Keywords: interview; education; maritime history; Castine; Maine Maritime Academy; State of Maine training ship; merchant marines
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| South Portland During the Civil War - South Portland Historical Society and SPC-TV
An oral presentation with slide show given by Kenneth E. Thompson, Historian, Portland Harbor Museum.
Keywords: Lighthouses; education; people; wars; lecture; oral history; maritime history; Civil War; South Portland; Historical; forts; Maine Coast
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| Veterans Memorial Bridge Dedication Ceremony - SPC-TV
Dedication ceremony of the new Veterans Memorial Bridge connecting Portland and South Portland.
Keywords: education; people; parades; oral history; news; maritime history; South Portland; World War II; Memorial Bridge; National Guard; Chandlers Band
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| Developing a Plan to Preserve the USS Essex - Christopher Olson, Maritime Heritage Minnesota
Maritime Heritage Minnesota was awarded a Minnesota Historical and Cultural Grant in April 2010 to devise a plan for the preservation of the wreck of the Sloop-of-War USS Essex. USS Essex was the last ship designed and constructed by North America's premier 19th Century shipwright Donald McKay and is the only known example of McKay's craftsmanship to exist in the world.
Keywords: shipwreck; Minnesota; USS Essex; war; ship; Donald McKay; nautical archaeology; maritime history; Duluth; Toledo; Great Lakes; Chicago
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| USS Portland Memorial Rededication - Brian Knoblock
Rededication ceremony on November 11,2008 of the memorial to the USS Portland in Portland, Maine. The memorial underwent $150,000 of repairs and restoration. Mary Doughty,who christened the ship as a young girl in 1932 returned to re-christen the ship at the ceremony.
Keywords: interview; live event; wars; maritime history; USS Portland; Mary Doughty; Bill Whitten; Ed Susslovic; Mike Bobinsky; World War II; Joe Marshall; Charles Summers; Cianbro
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| 2008 Nautical Archaeological Assessment of Steamer Wrecks Swan and Andy Gibson in Aitkin, Minnesota - Ann Merriman and Christopher Olson
In 2008, the 501.c(3) nonprofit Maritime Heritage Minnesota conducted a brief nautical archaeological assessment of steamer wrecks Swan and Andy Gibson in the Mississippi River in Aitkin, MN. The report describes this work and suggests a future cultural resource management plan. In Copyright. Copyright to this work is held by Maritime Heritage Minnesota, Ann Merriman, and Christopher Olson. It cannot be downloaded and sold for profit, changed in any way, or redistributed.
Keywords: shipwrecks; shipwreck; minnesota; underwater archaeology; nautical archaeology; maritime history; steamboat; steamer; transportation; mississippi river; aitkin; grand rapids, minnesota history, minnesota archaeology, minnesota boats
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| Rosie the Riveter Day-Women Support the War Effort USPS Stamp Dedication Ceremony - SPC-TV
More than 100 women who either worked or were the daughters and relatives of women who worked as welders in the South Portland Shipyards were paid tribute as representatives of the US Postal Service unvieled it's "Rosie the Riveter" stamp at the South Portland Performing Arts Center". Guest speakers included then Congresswoman Susan Collins.
Keywords: education; people; wars; oral history; maritime history; South Portland; World War II; shipbuilding; women welders; Rosie the Riveter; Portland Harbor Museum; USPS Stamp; news
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| Liberty Ship Memorial Dedication - SPC-TV
More than 30,000 men and women worked in the South Portland Shipyards building hundreds of "Liberty Ships" and British "Ocean Class" ships during WWII. The South Portland Shipyard Society and others solicited donations and won approval for the erection of a memorial to these workers. Guest speakers included former Maine Governor Ken Curtis, Boris Korotyaev,Vice President of the Russian Northern Convoy Brotherhood, Congressman John Baldacci, City Manager,Jeffrey Jordan, and Frederic L...
Keywords: education; people; wars; oral history; news; maritime history; South Portland; World War II; Shipbuilding Society; Liberty Ship Memorial; Boris Korotyaev; Russian Northern Convoy Brotherhood; John Baldacci; Jeffrey Jordan; Frederic L. Thompson; Governor Ken Curtis
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| Minnesota River Survey 1 Report - Ann Merriman and Christopher Olson, Maritime Heritage Minnesota
The maritime history of the Minnesota River has been a subject of interest for Minnesotans since the mid-19th Century, when in 1882 the Edward D. Neil and Charles S. Bryant published their volume, History of the Minnesota Valley. This book amounted to more of a genealogical work than a study of riverine travel or use, but it does provide a brief overview of the communities along the river. By 1905, Thomas Hughes took on the task of investigating the "History of Steamboating on the Minnesota Rive...
Keywords: Nautical Archaeology; Maritime History; Minnesota; Shipwrecks; Steamboats; Steamer; Minnesota River; Fort Snelling; Savage; Shakopee; Chaska; Carver; Jordan; Belle Plaine; Blakely; Henderson; levee; swing bridge; ferry; Murphy's Landing; barge; sidewheeler; sternwheeler
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| Log Book of the USS Essex, April 1, 1878 - October, 1878 (#4) Transcription - Transcribed and Edited by Ann Merriman and Christopher Olson
USS Essex was designed by the North American shipbuilder Donald McKay. McKay is widely recognized as the premier shipwright and designer in 19th Century America. His fast clipper ships broke all speed records during the mid-19th Century. and his ship Flying Cloud held the speed record from the New York to San Francisco around Cape Horn from 1851-1989. USS Essex was the last ship McKay designed and constructed...
Keywords: USS Essex; United States Navy; Winfield Scott Schley; Naval History; Navy History; steam; sail; warship; ship; Maritime History; Nautical Archaeology; shipwreck; Lake Superior; Maritime Heritage Minnesota; Minnesota Historical and Cultural Grant; Legacy Amendment; National Archives and Records Administration; NARA; United States Naval Academy; USNA; Log Book
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| Log Book of the USS Essex, April 1, 1877 - September 30, 1877 (#2) Transcription - Transcribed & Edited by Ann Merriman and Christopher Olson
USS Essex was designed by the North American shipbuilder Donald McKay. McKay is widely recognized as the premier shipwright and designer in 19th Century America. His fast clipper ships broke all speed records during the mid-19th Century. and his ship Flying Cloud held the speed record from the New York to San Francisco around Cape Horn from 1851-1989. USS Essex was the last ship McKay designed and constructed...
Keywords: USS Essex; United States Navy; Winfield Scott Schley; Naval History; Navy History; steam; sail; warship; ship; Maritime History; Nautical Archaeology; shipwreck; Lake Superior; Maritime Heritage Minnesota; Minnesota Historical and Cultural Grant; Legacy Amendment; National Archives and Records Administration; NARA; United States Naval Academy; USNA; Log Book
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| Lake Waconia Survey Report - Ann Merriman, Christopher Olson, and Maritime Heritage Minnesota
Maritime Heritage Minnesota (MHM) received a Minnesota Historical and Cultural Heritage Grant in August 2012 to conduct a side and down-imaging sonar survey of Lake Waconia as part of the White Bear Lake and Lake Waconia Survey (WBLLWS) Project. With the completion of the WBLLWS Project, Lake Waconia is the second of three bodies of water within the borders of Minnesota to have been completely surveyed for submerged archaeological resources...
Keywords: shipwreck; shipwrecks; White Bear Lake; Minnesota; nautical archaeology; maritime history; underwateWaconia; Lake Waconia; shipwrecks; steamer Niagara; steamer Coney Island; steamer Coney Island of the West; launch Emile; launch Klondyke; launch Indian; launch Skoogum; steamer Pioneer; steamer Germania; row boat; sail boat; Weinzierl Boat Livery; Lake House; Coney Island Hotel; C. A. Remington
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| Log Book of the USS Essex, April 1, 1877 - September 30, 1877 (#2) - USS Essex Crew, US Navy, Ann Merriman, Christopher Olson, Maritime Heritage Minnesota
USS Essex was designed by the North American shipbuilder Donald McKay. McKay is widely recognized as the premier shipwright and designer in 19th Century America. His fast clipper ships broke all speed records during the mid-19th Century. and his ship Flying Cloud held the speed record from the New York to San Francisco around Cape Horn from 1851-1989. USS Essex was the last ship McKay designed and constructed...
Keywords: USS Essex; United States Navy; Winfield Scott Schley; Naval History; Navy History; steam; sail; warship; ship; Maritime History; Nautical Archaeology; shipwreck; Lake Superior; Maritime Heritage Minnesota; Minnesota Historical and Cultural Grant; Legacy Amendment; National Archives and Records Administration; NARA; United States Naval Academy; USNA; Log Book
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| Log Book of the USS Essex, August 1, 1878 - February 15, 1879 (#5) - USS Essex Crew, US Navy, Ann Merriman, Christopher Olson, Maritime Heritage Minnesota
USS Essex was designed by the North American shipbuilder Donald McKay. McKay is widely recognized as the premier shipwright and designer in 19th Century America. His fast clipper ships broke all speed records during the mid-19th Century. and his ship Flying Cloud held the speed record from the New York to San Francisco around Cape Horn from 1851-1989. USS Essex was the last ship McKay designed and constructed...
Keywords: USS Essex; United States Navy; Winfield Scott Schley; Naval History; Navy History; steam; sail; warship; ship; Maritime History; Nautical Archaeology; shipwreck; Lake Superior; Maritime Heritage Minnesota; Minnesota Historical and Cultural Grant; Legacy Amendment; National Archives and Records Administration; NARA; United States Naval Academy; USNA; Log Book
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| Log Book of the USS Essex, April 1, 1878 - October 6, 1878 (#4) - USS Essex Crew, US Navy, Ann Merriman, Christopher Olson, Maritime Heritage Minnesota
USS Essex was designed by the North American shipbuilder Donald McKay. McKay is widely recognized as the premier shipwright and designer in 19th Century America. His fast clipper ships broke all speed records during the mid-19th Century. and his ship Flying Cloud held the speed record from the New York to San Francisco around Cape Horn from 1851-1989. USS Essex was the last ship McKay designed and constructed...
Keywords: USS Essex; United States Navy; Winfield Scott Schley; Naval History; Navy History; steam; sail; warship; ship; Maritime History; Nautical Archaeology; shipwreck; Lake Superior; Maritime Heritage Minnesota; Minnesota Historical and Cultural Grant; Legacy Amendment; National Archives and Records Administration; NARA; United States Naval Academy; USNA; Log Book
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| Log Book of the USS Essex, February 1, 1898 - April 6, 1898 (#40) - USS Essex Crew, US Navy, Ann Merriman, Christopher Olson, Maritime Heritage Minnesota
The USS Essex is the only US Navy wreck in the State of Minnesota. She was designed and constructed by the 19th Century's preeminent shipbuilder Donald McKay and is the only known example of his work to survive. Sixty-two of Essex's log books are known and Maritime Heritage Minnesota received a Minnesota Historical and Cultural Grant - also known as the Legacy Amendment - to digitize these books at the National Archives and Records Administration in Washington, DC and at the United States Naval ...
Keywords: USS Essex; Minnesota; Maritime Heritage Minnesota; Minnesota Historical and Cultural Grant; Legacy Amendment; Maritime History; Nautical Archaeology; Duluth; Lake Superior; United States Navy; National Archives and Records Administration; United States Naval Academy; Great Lakes; Great Lakes Naval Militia; Naval Reserve; Training Ships; Log Book
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| White Bear Lake Survey Report - Ann Merriman, Christopher Olson, and Maritime Heritage Minnesota
Maritime Heritage Minnesota (MHM) received a Minnesota Historical and Cultural Heritage Grant in August 2012 to conduct a side and down-imaging sonar survey of White Bear Lake in as part of the White Bear Lake and Lake Waconia Survey (WBLLWS) Project. With the completion of the WBLLWS Project, White Bear Lake (WBL) is the third of three bodies of water within the borders of Minnesota to have been completely surveyed for submerged archaeological resources...
Keywords: shipwreck; shipwrecks; White Bear Lake; Minnesota; nautical archaeology; maritime history; underwater archaeology; Mahtomedi; Dellwood; Manitou Island; steamer White Bear; steamer Wildwood; Wildwood Park; Wildwood Amusement Park; steamer Dispatch; steamer Maud; steamer May; steamer Ina; steamer Floyd; naphtha launch; sail boat; row boat; scow; motor boat; power boat; John O. Johnson; Ramaley's Pavilion; Gene Ramaley; John Ramaley; Abel E. Leaman
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| USS Essex Log Books Digitization Pilot Project Report - Ann Merriman, Maritime Heritage Minnesota
The USS Essex is the only US Navy wreck in the State of Minnesota. She was designed and constructed by the 19th Century premiere shipbuilder Donald McKay and is the only known example of his work to survive. Sixty-two of Essex's log books are known and Maritime Heritage Minnesota received a Minnesota Historical and Cultural Grant - also known as the Legacy Amendment - to digitize these books at the National Archives and Records Administration in Washington, DC and at the United States Naval Acad...
Keywords: USS Essex; Minnesota; Maritime Heritage Minnesota; Minnesota Historical and Cultural Grants; Digitization; Maritime History; Nautical Archaeology; Duluth; Lake Superior; United States Navy; National Archives and Records Administration; United States Naval Academy; Great Lakes; Great Lakes Naval Militia; Naval Reserve; Training Ships; Log Book
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| Log Book of the USS Essex, October 1, 1877 - March 31, 1878 (#3) Transcription - Transcribed and Edited by Ann Merriman and Christopher Olson
USS Essex was designed by the North American shipbuilder Donald McKay. McKay is widely recognized as the premier shipwright and designer in 19th Century America. His fast clipper ships broke all speed records during the mid-19th Century. and his ship Flying Cloud held the speed record from the New York to San Francisco around Cape Horn from 1851-1989. USS Essex was the last ship McKay designed and constructed...
Keywords: USS Essex; United States Navy; Winfield Scott Schley; Naval History; Navy History; steam; sail; warship; ship; Maritime History; Nautical Archaeology; shipwreck; Lake Superior; Maritime Heritage Minnesota; Minnesota Historical and Cultural Grant; Legacy Amendment; National Archives and Records Administration; NARA; United States Naval Academy; USNA; Log Book
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| Log Book of the USS Essex, October 3, 1876 - March 31, 1877 (#1) Transcription - Transcribed & Edited by Ann Merriman and Christopher Olson
USS Essex was designed by the North American shipbuilder Donald McKay. McKay is widely recognized as the premier shipwright and designer in 19th Century America. His fast clipper ships broke all speed records during the mid-19th Century. and his ship Flying Cloud held the speed record from the New York to San Francisco around Cape Horn from 1851-1989. USS Essex was the last ship McKay designed and constructed...
Keywords: USS Essex; United States Navy; Winfield Scott Schley; Naval History; Navy History; steam; sail; warship; ship; Maritime History; Nautical Archaeology; shipwreck; Lake Superior; Maritime Heritage Minnesota; Minnesota Historical and Cultural Grant; Legacy Amendment; National Archives and Records Administration; NARA; United States Naval Academy; USNA; Log Book
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| On the Job: Women Launching a New Tradition - Spring Point Media Center at Southern Maine Technical College/Ted Miles
Former Speaker of the House,(ME) Representative Elizabeth "Libby" Mitchell introduces this program about women who worked in the South Portland Shipyards during WWII. More than 30,000 men and women worked in the South Portland Shipyards building hundreds of "Liberty Ships" and British "Ocean Class" ships during WWII. This program was produced by Southern Maine Technical College(now Southern Maine Community College)as part of its 50th year celebration of learning...
Keywords: wars; education; people; oral history; news maritime history; South Portland; World War II; Shipbuilding; Shipbuilding Society; Liberty Ships; Ted Miles; women welders; Maine Maritime Museum; Bath Iron Works; Maine Womens Fund; Women Unlimited; Reed&Reed; Mary Bertalen; Margaret Peg Cheney; Margaret Dixon; Helen Goodine; Frances Olsen; Marion Senechal; Claire Upton; Shirley Wilder
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| Log Book of the USS Essex, August 1, 1878 - February 15, 1879 (#5) Transcription - Transcribed and Edited by Ann Merriman and Christopher Olson
USS Essex was designed by the North American shipbuilder Donald McKay. McKay is widely recognized as the premier shipwright and designer in 19th Century America. His fast clipper ships broke all speed records during the mid-19th Century. and his ship Flying Cloud held the speed record from the New York to San Francisco around Cape Horn from 1851-1989. USS Essex was the last ship McKay designed and constructed...
Keywords: USS Essex; United States Navy; Winfield Scott Schley; Naval History; Navy History; steam; sail; warship; ship; Maritime History; Nautical Archaeology; shipwreck; Lake Superior; Maritime Heritage Minnesota; Minnesota Historical and Cultural Grant; Legacy Amendment; National Archives and Records Administration; NARA; United States Naval Academy; USNA; Log Book
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| Log Book of the USS Essex, October 3, 1876 - March 31, 1877 (#1) - USS Essex Crew, US Navy, Ann Merriman, Christopher Olson, Maritime Heritage Minnesota
USS Essex was designed by the North American shipbuilder Donald McKay. McKay is widely recognized as the premier shipwright and designer in 19th Century America. His fast clipper ships broke all speed records during the mid-19th Century. and his ship Flying Cloud held the speed record from the New York to San Francisco around Cape Horn from 1851-1989. USS Essex was the last ship McKay designed and constructed...
Keywords: USS Essex; United States Navy; Winfield Scott Schley; Naval History; Navy History; steam; sail; warship; ship; Maritime History; Nautical Archaeology; shipwreck; Lake Superior; Maritime Heritage Minnesota; Minnesota Historical and Cultural Grant; Legacy Amendment; National Archives and Records Administration; NARA; United States Naval Academy; USNA; Log Book
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| Log Book of the USS Essex, October 1, 1877 - March 31, 1878 (#3) - USS Essex Crew, US Navy, Ann Merriman, Christopher Olson, Maritime Heritage Minnesota
USS Essex was designed by the North American shipbuilder Donald McKay. McKay is widely recognized as the premier shipwright and designer in 19th Century America. His fast clipper ships broke all speed records during the mid-19th Century. and his ship Flying Cloud held the speed record from the New York to San Francisco around Cape Horn from 1851-1989. USS Essex was the last ship McKay designed and constructed...
Keywords: USS Essex; United States Navy; Winfield Scott Schley; Naval History; Navy History; steam; sail; warship; ship; Maritime History; Nautical Archaeology; shipwreck; Lake Superior; Maritime Heritage Minnesota; Minnesota Historical and Cultural Grant; Legacy Amendment; National Archives and Records Administration; NARA; United States Naval Academy; USNA; Log Book
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| Mississippi River Aitkin County Survey Report 2010 - Maritime Heritage Minnesota, Ann Merriman and Christopher Olson
Maritime Heritage Minnesota, a 501.c(3) non-profit, conducted a 104-mile nautical archaeological side and down imaging sonar survey of Aitkin County, MN in August 2010. Funded in part by the Minnesota Historical and Cultural Heritage Grants program - also known as the Legacy Amendment - this survey represents the first systematic remote sensing survey of any body of water in the State of Minnesota designed to record and recognize new archaeological sites...
Keywords: Minnesota; Maritime Heritage Minnesota; Mississippi River; 19th Century; 20th Century; archaeology; archaeological site; nautical; maritime; underwater; maritime history; survey; sonar; side-imaging; side imaging; site; Minnesota Historical and Cultural Grants; Legacy Amendment; Aitkin County; shipwrecks; steamboats; sternwheelers; Andy Gibson; Swan; Fawn; City of Aitkin; George H. Houghton; Walter Taylor; Ripple River; Mud River; Sandy River; Sandy Lake, Aitkin, Palisade, Jacobson, boat, steam launch, flat boat, flatboat, ferry
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| Aitkin County Shipwrecks Project Report - Ann Merriman, Christopher Olson, and Maritime Heritage Minnesota
Maritime Heritage Minnesota (MHM) conducted a side and down-imaging sonar survey of Aitkin County in August 2010 as part of the Mississippi River Aitkin County Survey (MRACS) Project. With the completion of the MRACS Project, the 104-mile portion of the Mississippi River in Aitkin County was the first section of any body of water in Minnesota to be systematically surveyed archaeologically using sonar...
Keywords: Minnesota; Maritime Heritage Minnesota; Headwaters Mississippi River; 19th Century; 20th Century; archaeology; archaeological site; nautical; maritime; underwater; maritime history; survey; sonar; side-imaging; side imaging; site; Minnesota Historical and Cultural Heritage Grants; Legacy Amendment; Aitkin County; shipwrecks; steamboats; sternwheelers; Andy Gibson; Swan; Fawn; City of Aitkin; George H. Houghton; Walter Taylor; Red Mill Wreck; Tripp Landing; Burton and Anderson/Hodgeden and McDonald Mill and Landing; Ripple River; Mud River; Aitkin; Palisade; Jacobson; boat; steam; flat boat; flatboat; ferry; wanigan
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